Top 10 Portrait, Selfie, and People Photos of 2013

This is one of my hardest categories to shoot, PEOPLE.

I am not a good portrait/people photographer.  I tend to put to much thought into the picture and by the time I have the right settings the people are bored or gone.  I think that is why I stick mainly to inanimate objects and animals.  So here are my favorites shots (not necessarily taken by me) of the past year. 

I must say this first one is NOT my picture.  It is my son's engagement picture and maybe someday I will be able to shoot this well.  But I wanted to include it in this category.

Shot by another photographer

Thank you to all that serve and those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Not sure who took this one, but I like it!

Michael likes to grab fun shots of me!

Mother's Day selfie

Vacation selfie

Wish I was doing this right now!

Cute cows (costumes)

This year I may adventure into some street photography.

Yes that means taking random picture of strangers and social situations, in hopes of capturing life in action.  

Since we will be traveling to many different countries this year, I hope I can capture everyday life in our travels.

Thanks for stopping by.

Next and final list is the top 10 flower pictures.

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Word Art Wednesday

I couldn't think of a photo for this weeks quote from Word Art Wednesday.  So I created a page in my art journal.  But then as I was driving around I thought this quote would be perfect for my son's engagement picture, so I created this: 

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Portraits (Engagement Photos)

I am NOT a portrait photographer.  In fact I prefer to shoot inanimate objects.  They don't move or talk back to me.  But to save $$$ on the old wedding budget, we decide to take my son's engagement pictures ourselves. 

Mananass Stone House

 The first thing to consider when take portraits is LOCATION.  I drive past this stone house everyday on the way to the gym.  The battlefields have great scenery.  They are plain, but interesting in textures and views.

 Next, shoot in the morning or evening if possible.  We weren't able to do that so we used the full shade of the house to get a better light.

 Focus on the EYES!  If you have a Portrait setting give it a try.  I use my portrait mode and sport mode.  I like the continuous shooting ability so I don't miss a shot!

 Try different angles and positions.  I had a couple of great subjects!  They came up with all ideas for the pictures.  I like the more candid shots vs the "staged" pictures.

The Annanie moto, "Have fun"!!!!

 Matthew was saying,

"Walk cute my mom is taking our picture."  LOL

Love the hands!

 This last one I took with my Iphone and filtered with Instagram.  Its one of my favorites.

Lastly, take bunches of pictures.  I took 200 pictures and they picked out about 25.  You can use engagment pictures for slide shows, labels for wedding decorations, save the date cards and scrapbook memories!

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